Lucy Westenra

her story is perfect for analysis. The physical harm she received clearly shows that Dracula is a danger to both her and to others. Throughout the story of the archival text we see that Lucy is slowly getting weaker and weaker, as she is losing blood via the holes in her neck.7 All the while this is happening Lucy is becoming less and less pure, and "eviler" like Dracula is. The protagonists notice this as well, and Van Helsing, being the only one who knows about these type of things, employs…

The Power of Hypnotism In “Dracula” Hypnotism is an astounding power that many psychologists nowadays use in their treatment of patients. This is such a great skill that is capable in helping others overcome personal issues. However, like most great tools, in the wrong hands it can be devastating. In literature, hypnosis typically is used by villains to do their will. It is very rarely portrayed in a positive light. The story of Dracula by Bram Stoker is no different. Analyzing the…

Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing and the actor Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker. some of the less known characters are Richard E. Grant as Dr. Jack Seward,Cary Elwes as Sir Arthur Holmwood,Billy Campbell as Quincey P. Morris,Sadie Frost as Lucy Westenra and Tom Waits as Mr. R. M. Renfield. The theme of this story or movie is that love can drive you to madness, when someone…

monster is the personification of fears over rapid technological advances and the growing impersonality of the industrial revolution, Lady Macbeth could be viewed as the physical representation of the anxieties over Elizabeth I’s reign, while vampire Lucy is clearly the fear of first wave feminism. Ultimately however, the comparison of female characters in Macbeth and Dracula exposes how painfully slowly society changes its…

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is widely recognized as a staple in Gothic literature and has stood the test of time as several of the concepts and themes explored in the book, such as vampirism, gender, industrialization and modernization among others are still relevant today. Stoker’s epistolary novel makes use of several literary devices, including symbolism and imagery along with clever word choice and a melodramatic tone to heighten the suspense. Typically, novels are either written as a narrative…

The Depiction of Sinister Mankind Religion has always brought man great prosperity, or great agony. An example to support such a statement are vampires; vampires balance out the metaphorical scale as they eliminate those who are unfaithful or fall into the temptation of sin but are weak to religious objects. In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, mankind’s sin is symbolized by one entity, the vampire.…

Jordan Bryan Edward Pettit English 210 12 October 2015 When Bram Stoker’s fin de siecle novel, Dracula, was published in 1897, it perfectly illustrated the Victorian cultural anxieties created by the possible collapse of the British empire. Transylvania, literally meaning “through the woods”, is one of two major settings in the classic novel. Transylvania is Dracula’s homeland, where he is an infamous civilian. He is a clever creature, and was a nobleman of great linage. There is a clear…

Bram Stoker’s Dracula expressed the nature of good and evil. The protagonist, Jonathan Harker, a realtor, was sent to the castle of Transylvania to complete a transaction with the antagonist, Count Dracula, an evil vampire, so he can move to England. What Harker did not know was that Dracula had a plan for world domination. Christian redemption was shown in many ways throughout the book. Very early in the book, Harker was making his journey to Dracula’s castle until he was stopped by the…

traits can be found in many of the female characters in novels written during this era, the book Dracula, written by Bram Stoker in 1897, deviated from this stereotype. Two of the main female characters, Mina and Lucy, represented the types of women that were known during that time. Comparing…

decide whether some are good or evil. Mina, for example, unintentionally assists Dracula and yet still endures the pain of her “transformation”. Lucy Westerna transforms into a vampire, unplanned of course, making her a highly controversial character in the novel as well. Both characters easily go from good to evil. “The Crew of Light” is forced to kill Lucy who was once a good character and they are also forced to hunt Dracula down to prevent him from anymore evil doing. Moreover, these…